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Tapio
Tapio
Finnish
Proper noun
Tapio
- The god of forest in Finnish mythology.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 46:53-56:
- Ota, metsä, miehiksesi, / Urohiksesi, Tapio! / Auta onni ottamahan, / Metsän kaunis kaatamahan!
- Now receive me as your man, / One of your own people, Tapio. / Give me luck, good hunting give me / For the bear, that forest beauty.
- Ota, metsä, miehiksesi, / Urohiksesi, Tapio! / Auta onni ottamahan, / Metsän kaunis kaatamahan!
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 46:53-56:
- A male given name.
- (rare compared to given name) A surname.
Declension
| Inflection of Tapio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tapio | Tapiot | |
| genitive | Tapion | Tapioiden Tapioitten |
|
| partitive | Tapiota | Tapioita | |
| illative | Tapioon | Tapioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tapio | Tapiot | |
| accusative | nom. | Tapio | Tapiot |
| gen. | Tapion | ||
| genitive | Tapion | Tapioiden Tapioitten |
|
| partitive | Tapiota | Tapioita | |
| inessive | Tapiossa | Tapioissa | |
| elative | Tapiosta | Tapioista | |
| illative | Tapioon | Tapioihin | |
| adessive | Tapiolla | Tapioilla | |
| ablative | Tapiolta | Tapioilta | |
| allative | Tapiolle | Tapioille | |
| essive | Tapiona | Tapioina | |
| translative | Tapioksi | Tapioiksi | |
| instructive | — | Tapioin | |
| abessive | Tapiotta | Tapioitta | |
| comitative | — | Tapioineen | |
Usage notes
- Revived as a given name in the 19th century. A popular middle name since early 20th century.
Related terms
- tapiola, Tapiola